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Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School

Q: Is Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School a good school?

Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School?

Students at Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 35% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-3

1347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 456 students in grades K-3 in Trenton, New Jersey. The school is part of the Trenton Public School District, which is ranked 609 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with only 2.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates and serves a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 51.09% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Trenton Public School District that are in close proximity to Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School also perform poorly on academic measures, suggesting a broader systemic issue within the district. In contrast, the nearby Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities, while still serving a predominantly low-income student population, outperforms Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School and the other Trenton public schools on academic measures, highlighting the potential impact of alternative educational models and approaches in addressing the challenges faced by high-poverty schools.

468

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 North Montgomery St
Trenton, NJ 08638

(609) 656-4841

District: Trenton Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

African American:

35.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2023 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (3% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg10%

New Jersey avg47%

1,347^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2023

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SchoolDigger rating ?

609^th of 609Trenton Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	1347 of 1347	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1337 of 1338	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1341 of 1342	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	9.9	461 of 469	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	455 of 463	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	581 of 597	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	541 of 559	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	476 of 499	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	1296 of 1326	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1284 of 1317	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1283 of 1318	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	969 of 1032	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	946 of 989	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	922 of 982	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1023 of 1023	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	851 of 939	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	806 of 910	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	1293 of 1318	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1287 of 1313	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1286 of 1315	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts3%-42 vs state

Mathematics3%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School	Public	K-3	401 North Montgomery St	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4841	468	33	14.1	85.7%	4 (0.9%)	165 (35.3%)	282 (60.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	2	1347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.4	1337^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.1%	10			2.7						2.7
Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-3	500 Rutherford Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4740	311	24	12.9	91.0%	3 (1.0%)	215 (69.1%)	73 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	10.1	1252^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.1%		3.8	1330^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.6%	78			18.2						21.5								$9,710	$883	$8,827
Cadwalader Elementary School	Public	K-3	501 Edgewood Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4850	200	16	12.5	80.0%	3 (1.5%)	121 (60.5%)	69 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	3.5	1340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.5%		5	1318^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.5%	22			6.5						9.6
Carroll Robbins Elementary School	Public	K-3	283 Tyler Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4910	459	38	12.2	85.2%	6 (1.3%)	38 (8.3%)	405 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	6.6	1301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	3.4%		6	1301^st of 1338 public elementary schools	2.8%				7.6						20.2								$8,534	$733	$7,801
Patton J. Hill Elementary School	Public	K-3	1010 East State Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4980	555	41	13.7	87.2%	5 (0.9%)	116 (20.9%)	424 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3	1344^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.7	1336^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.1%	8			4.8						8.6								$10,318	$806	$9,512
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Public, Charter	K-8	643 Indiana Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-7727	545	33	16.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	396 (72.7%)	144 (26.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	1056^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.6%		30.3	940^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.7%	116	11.6	13.6	15.1	46.9	30.8	46.0	42.1	41.9	18.5	35.8	20.5	21.6	19.7	11.3	100.0	100.0	$12,952	$1,300	$11,652
Darlene C. McKnight Elementary	Public	K-3	175 Girard Avenue	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4970	350	26	13.7	78.6%	3 (0.9%)	99 (28.3%)	240 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	2.4	1345^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.9	1334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.3%	11			2.2						6.5								$9,392	$641	$8,751
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-3	331 Emory Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4960	321	23	13.9	80.1%	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	296 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3.9	1335^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.3	1313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.9%	22			4.6						13.2								$8,112	$485	$7,627
Paul S. Robeson Elementary School	Public	K-3	350 Cuyler Avenue	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4920	390	28	13.9	81.8%	5 (1.3%)	85 (21.8%)	295 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2.1	1346^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.9	1335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.2%	11			2.3						4.5
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	446 Parkway Avenue	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	418	38	11.1	64.8%	35 (8.4%)	190 (45.5%)	162 (38.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	10.2	1250^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.2	1161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	13.2%	89	4.2		23.0	34.9	19.1				17.7	19.0	8.3						$16,070	$242	$15,828

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